Mesh Elite Storm HD power desktop PC review

Mesh has created a great all-rounder: the Elite Storm HD excels in the office and, while it’s clearly a fast gaming system, it’s also the only PC here that’s ready for high-definition (HD) entertainment.

By
Paul Monckton
| Apr 18, 2008| IDG News Service

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Mesh Mesh Elite Storm HD Specs

3.16GHz Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

Windows Vista Home Premium

4GB DDR RAM

500GB SATA

Asus P5N-E SLI

7 x USB

24in Iiyama PLE2403WS-B1 (0.27mm pixel pitch

1

920x1

200 maximum resolution @ 75Hz)

2 x 512MB PCI Express Leadtek nVidia GeForce 8800 GT

Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer

5 x Creative Inspire A500

subwoofer

max DVD speeds: 5x/12x/12x/4x/4x/6x/6x/5x/12x (BD-ROM

DVD-R/+R/-R DL/+R DL/-RW/+RW/-RAM/-ROM)

CyberLink Blu-ray software

Microsoft Works 8.5

Pioneer BD-ROM

one-year return-to-base warranty

WorldBench 6 score: 120

Mesh Mesh Elite Storm HD Price

RRP: £1199

Mesh has created a great all-rounder: the Elite Storm HD excels in the office and, while it’s clearly a fast gaming system, it’s also the only PC here that’s ready for high-definition (HD) entertainment.

Mesh has plumped for an Iiyama PLE2403WS-B1 display. At 24in, the Mesh Elite Storm HD has the largest flat-panel on offer in this chart. With a massive 1,920x1,200-pixel resolution, this monitor will form part of an excellent multimedia system, add excitement to games and boost productivity.

What truly sets the Mesh Elite Storm HDC apart from the competition, though, is its Pioneer Blu-ray drive (which is also capable of burning DVDs, albeit at a slower rate than dedicated DVD writers). The bundled Cyberlink Blu-ray software and set of Creative Inspire speakers give you all you need to enjoy HD movies at full 1,080p resolution.

The Mesh Elite Storm HD is also fitted with the obligatory 4GB of RAM – but this system suffers from the limitations of the 32bit edition of Vista, leaving only 2.75GB of memory available for use and a large portion of RAM wasted.

With the Mesh Elite Storm HD’s inclusion of a Creative X-Fi ExtremeGamer sound card, there’s no room for any further expansion cards; there are no free RAM slots either, although the case has plenty of space for hard-drive expansion or the addition of a second, faster DVD burner.